A cooling apparatus includes a base plate configured to dissipate heat, a top plate coupled to the base plate, the top plate includes a second opening positioned above the heat exchange chamber, a cover coupled to the base plate, the cover and the base plate defining a heat exchange chamber, the cover is over the second opening, the cover includes a first opening and a third opening defined adjacent to the first opening, the first opening and the third opening positioned above the heat exchange chamber, the first opening in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber through the second opening, and a pumping unit disposed on the base plate, the pumping unit is over the first opening and the third opening, the pumping unit configured to circulate fluid into and out of the heat exchange chamber.
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6. The cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooling apparatus further comprises an enlarged base plate, the base plate and enlarged base plate have different dimensions and are interchangeable.
7. The cooling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the body and the housing are coupled together by fasteners.
8. The cooling apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a sealing element disposed between the body and the housing.
9. The cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pumping unit and the base plate are coupled together by fasteners.
10. The cooling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sealing element disposed between the pumping unit and the base plate, the sealing element surrounds the first passage, the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the third passage.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the cooling apparatus further comprises an enlarged base plate, the base plate and enlarged base plate have different dimensions and are interchangeable.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the body and the housing are coupled together by fasteners.
18. The method of claim 12, further comprising a sealing element disposed between the body and the housing.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the pumping unit and the base plate are coupled together by fasteners.
20. The method of claim 11, further comprising a sealing element disposed between the pumping unit and the base plate, the sealing element surrounds the first passage, the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the third passage.
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